Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli -associated diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome in young children in Romania

ConclusionsSTEC prevalence among young children with diarrhea in Romania was high and the risk of HUS is emerging. The establishment of a systematic laboratory-based surveillance program including identification of the circulating STEC strains coupled with epidemiological investigation of HUS patients is warranted to determine the source and mode of transmission of STEC and prevent of STEC-associated diarrhea and HUS.
Source: Gut Pathogens - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research